The moral education courses at Fangcaodi are still in the primary stage of "our good enemies are bad", and the Senate does not like naturalized people to think too much in this regard.
Feng Nuo pondered for a moment and said to her: "The real world is complicated, but the children in school cannot accept such complexity. In our education, the 'worldview' must be 'correct', that is, it must be given to students Their concept of 'right' enables them to realize what is 'right' and what is 'wrong'. In this way, when they grow up and realize the machinations and less upright things in their own experience, they can stand on their own. 'Correct', and try to get rid of 'wrong' as much as possible. We cannot educate children from the beginning not to distinguish between black and white, right from wrong, good from bad."
"Then, newspapers and broadcasts are for everyone to see. Why do they only report positive news, without mentioning that most people have private thoughts or shortcomings, and also avoid talking about...those wrong things. This, Isn’t it a bias and a lie?”
"You should have talked about the so-called 'truth', 'goodness' and 'beauty' in the moral education class at Fangcaodi. 'Truth' is good, and 'goodness' and 'beauty' are also good. The question is, 'truth' ' things are not always 'good' and 'beautiful'."
Feng Nuo deliberately ignored that among "truth, goodness and beauty", "truth" actually ranks first.
"Therefore, in public opinion propaganda, on the one hand, we must let the broad masses of the people understand the 'truth' of the world, and on the other hand, we must also guide them towards 'goodness' and towards 'beauty'. But when the two cannot be taken into consideration When the time comes, you have to make a choice.”
He patiently explained to Feng Shan, but some of the arguments made him frown even after hearing them. In the old time and space, he would have scorned them. However, now he had to say this to Feng Shan.
Probably Feng Nuo's patient and gentle tone infected Feng Shan, and she gradually became less nervous. It could be seen that she still didn't understand something about Feng Nuo's conversation, but she was not as confused as before.
Feng Shan seemed to be chewing on the meaning of his words. Feng Nuo knew that she must have other questions on her mind, so he waited quietly, thinking about her previous questions.
"Teacher, what is the goal of the Senate?"
"Well... I should say, establishing a new world order."
Feng Shan shook her head, "I still don't quite understand... The school teacher said that the Senate wants to create a new world for the people. Does this mean the same thing?"
Feng Nuo smiled, but did not answer her question directly. He said, "When you truly understand the difference, you will get the answer to this question."
Then he said sternly: "However, what I can tell you is that under the new order established by the Senate, the people will live a better life than under the pseudo-Ming, Hou Jin, European countries... better than all the current rulers in the world. All better lives.”
For a moment, he seemed to see the girl's pupils shining brightly.
Feng Nuo unconsciously avoided looking into her sparkling eyes.
He thought that the elders' understanding of the significance of building a new society and a new world was actually no stronger and deeper than that of the naturalized people. "Create a new world" is a slogan that the elders themselves may not believe, but the naturalized people actually believe it.
Feng Shan can think about and study all day and night, usually undertakes heavy teaching work, and has to come here to help with his development in her free time... It can be said that she has almost no personal time and space at all. However, Feng Nuo never saw her show any expression of impatience or boredom... all she had was gentle strength and stubbornness. Even he couldn't fully understand such persistence before.
At this moment, he seemed to understand the reason, or rather, he felt the reason.
"Then, what is the goal of the chiefs? Is it also to make people live a better life?"
The girl has really grown up, Feng Nuo thought, and she can detect the difference between the two.
"Well, that's another question. Not every elder will give his all for this, but every elder will always strive for this."
"Does every chief think so?...Do you think so?"
"They...it doesn't matter what we think, Feng Shan."
Feng Nuo thought for a while and then said cautiously: "The development of history and the times has its own natural laws. Although it is people who create history, the changes in the world cannot be determined by people's ideas."
He paused and thought about how to elaborate on the problem.
"I can say without humility that in the coming decades and centuries, we, the elders, will be the ones who will play the most critical role in changing the world. But the changes in the world are still not entirely due to us. The result of everyone’s thoughts. On the contrary, our thoughts are just following the changing trend of the world.”
The meaning of this passage was not easy to understand, and the confusion in Feng Shan's eyes gradually grew stronger.
"In the long history, people's actions usually produce some additional results in addition to their original purpose. They do satisfy their own desires and interests, but this is not all. In their actions, There are also results that are not their purpose, and they may not be aware of it.
"For example, a person, driven by revenge, perhaps legitimate revenge, burns down his enemy's house. This behavior may have consequences beyond his expectations. Even though he is just A small fire is set on the enemy's beam, but because the set beam is connected to other sections, and the enemy's house is connected to other houses, it may eventually lead to a big fire. This big fire is not only Not only did he burn his enemies, but he also reduced many other people's properties to ashes, and there may even have been casualties.
"Such a result may not be that person's original intention or idea, but it is far more destructive than he imagined. Moreover, this person must also be responsible for this and be punished. It will not be because he did not commit the crime in the first place. The thought of turning into a big fire, let go of the crime he committed.
"Thinking about it from the opposite direction, those who promoted the development of history, such as Ying Zheng and Yang Guang, who unified the country, unified writing and weights and measures, initiated the imperial examination, and built the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, perhaps their original idea was just to make themselves alive. I just want to live better and be more comfortable, I just want to have more power and strength, I just want to satisfy my own desires and ambitions.
"However, when they completed their purpose, they also completed a certain task required by the historical development at that time, or in other words, they followed the trend of history and the development of the times. Therefore, they became people who promoted the development of history. Such people , can be called 'heroes'. To say that they are heroes is not because their personal moral character is a role model, or how noble and kind they are, but because they are changing the world to make it more in line with the trends of the times and the inherent development of history. He made his own contribution in the regular process.”
"So, what matters is not what we think, but how we do it, what we do, and what we bring to the world when we achieve our goals."
"Yes, I can admit without hesitation that we, the elders, come here with many other passions and desires, as well as various private purposes and intentions. But this is not a bad thing, nor can it be The reason why we are criticized by mediocre people.”
Feng Nuo said somewhat seriously.
"A mediocre person can say that we are ambitious, want to rebel, and that we are extravagant and lustful. It is these desires that allow us to improve agricultural methods, establish industry, develop education, and innovate society. These are all out of the so-called 'incorrect and unhealthy' personal intentions.
"Then we can immediately draw the conclusion from this statement: This mediocre person is superior to us because he does not have these 'incorrect' intentions, so he has not done these things to change the world. He is just mediocre. Live a mediocre life and let others live a mediocre life, and the world will remain the same."
"This is a vulgar view, and these vulgar views are particularly likely to appear among a certain type of people." He paused.
"Secretary of Life."
"We have to eat and drink, we have to wear clothes, we always have relatives and friends, we have emotions, joys and sorrows, and we also have personal interests, hobbies, and even shortcomings. This is our private attribute."
is a valet.”
"Black... An Australian sage once said: 'There are no heroes in the eyes of servants - but that is not because heroes are not heroes, but because servants are just servants.'"
"Life secretaries, including those naturalized people who work around us - they are exposed to our daily necessities, food, housing and transportation, and know our hobbies and shortcomings. They are so close to our private lives that in their eyes, they can only see to the trivial things about us. And in such matters, we are just ordinary people like them, unremarkable. Not only that, perhaps in their eyes, we have even more shortcomings, and our standards may still be A few degrees below average.”
Feng Shan's face felt a little hot.
"But, Feng Shan, I hope you won't be like them. You have the ability to look at us, the senators, from the perspective of world change, look at the cause of the Senate, and understand its significance."
"Don't look at us from the perspective of a living secretary, evaluate us from the perspective of how the world has changed. I hope you can become someone who has the same vision and is at the same height as us. I hope you don't become a servant, But to become a master. Your own master, the master of the world." He stared into Feng Shan's eyes and said.
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